Struggling: TW suicide

Ohhh! Bluelight glasses - yes, I know what they are @creative_writer . I thought sleep glasses was something else. For me, the idea of sleep glasses is like wearing glasses with pictures of eyes on the lenses so that you can close your eyes behind it LOL... during those lonnnnngggg meetings (esp during COVID lockdowns). Maybe like this but a bit more realistic:

Hahahaha. Anyway, sounds like you know what you are doing with your meds which is good.

I'm hopeful you've got good things to come @creative_writer - your attitude towards your MH is great to see and I reckon it will really support you in recovery 🙂

I'm here to stand beside you all the way 🙂

Lol... hence I didn't understand when you talked about sleeping glasses @creative_writer - I had my 'sleeping glasses' in my mind. No wonder the post didn't make sense to me! Too funny.

More and more parents are getting their kids' blue light glasses. Kids are spending so much time on screens, it's scary.

I was watching Bluey the other day (thanks to the encouragement of @ArraDreaming ) , and i realised many parents and kids don't know how to play like that anymore. Their 'play' consists of watching screens... and parents are often too tired to 'play' with their kids the way it is shown in Bluey - that was my key takeaway from that cartoon.

As a kid, I remember spending my days and time in the garden - catching bugs, watching ants, growing veges, building cubbies and forts, making daisy chains...

Now... I see perfectly manicured artificial lawns in my area 😞

I'm been looking at the housing market for a few years now. I've been looking for a small house with a huge yard...have I found one as yet? Nope.... But what I have found are big houses with 2-4 more big houses in the backyard...

Maybe time for me to move to the country lol.

@tymewe are living in a world where people are doing things more virtually. I think we have become more socially isolated, sun deprived (because now we get a lot of light from screens while staying indoors), sedentary over such a short period of time. Children should be rolling around in the grass in the beautiful sunshine we get in Australia (when the temperature and sun is bearable of course), playing pretend and building random stuff out of cushions and other weird stuff.

Houses have become expensive lately too and big houses are the norm in my area. Our house is probably a bit smaller than average in our neighbourhood, and the neighbours cats enjoy our backyard which isn’t huge, but still okay sized. People adopted cats like crazy during covid and we’ve lost count how many we have seen. You could build your own house but it does takes forever to be made and obviously very expensive too.

I did consider building my own place @creative_writer . I inquired and it was a lose-lose situation. The houses they build now are those huge boxy concrete blocks. Nothing like the vintage look I like... the council is very strict with the appearance of new homes in my area. The legislation doesn't support the look I want... that old vintage style...

I was eyeing a piece of land.. it ended up going for $1.6 mil...just the land...

Hey @creative_writer

It sounds like things are really tough today.

I can very much relate to that feeling of having all this nervous energy and not quite knowing where to put it all. As basic as it sounds, getting out for a walk, doing some chores (vacuuming especially!) and writing are my go-to strategies to cope. I wonder if others in the thread can add their own, too?

Sitting with you here today 💛

Hi @creative_writer !

Good to see you online 🙂

I can relate to having that nervous energy. I try to do some physical activity. Maybe today is an okay day not to get too much done?

I'm here if you need a chat 🙂